CN1787909B

CN1787909B - Machine and method of securing a lining bag at precise locations on the inner surface of a container blank

Info

Publication number: CN1787909B
Application number: CN2004800092192A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马修·R·库克; 秋良鲍巴
Original assignee: LBP Manufacturing LLC
Current assignee: LBP Manufacturing LLC
Priority date: 2003-03-11
Filing date: 2004-02-25
Publication date: 2010-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2024-02-25
Also published as: CN1787909A; US20040180770A1; TWI308521B; NZ542346A; ATE402007T1; HK1087382A1; KR101023591B1; HK1084922A1; KR20050107612A; MXPA05009709A; AU2004220125B2; MY142715A; US20050043157A1; EP1606098B1; WO2004080708A1; CA2518719C; AU2004220125A1; BRPI0408484A; EP1606098A1; CA2518719A1

Abstract

Method of fabricating containers made from a cardboard or corrugated paperboard blank (17) having an inner liquid holding bag (11) secured to the inner surface of the paperboard box. The liquid holding bag (11) includes a spout (16) that extends through a spout opening (19) formed in the paperboard blank (17). During the fabrication process the spout (16) is utilized to precisionally locate the liquid holding bag (11) so that when the panel of the blank (17) with the spout opening (19) is folded down over the spout (16), the spout (16) will be properly aligned with the spout opening (19) thus facilitating the automatic assembly of the container. In this automatic assembly process the liquid holding bag (11) is secured to the inner surface of the container at multiple locations such that when the container is opened into its three dimensional use configuration a passage is opened for filling the bag (11) through the spout (16).

Description

With machine and the method thereof that serves as a contrast on bag exact position of the inner surface that is fixed on the container paper board base

Background technology

The cardboard packaging that flexible liquid sealing beverage bag is housed catches on, and this bag has distribution openings, and this distribution openings also can be used for this sack of can.Such a container is to be used for branch dixie cup such as wine, coffee, beer and soft drink.Current cardboard packaging is to be assembled into the flat structure that does not have bag on automatic assembling, and such structure is easy to cardboard packaging is transported to client.This automatic assembling receives cross cutting and the good paperboard blank (paperboardblank) of folding line.This automatic assembling is rolled over this paperboard blank once more, helping the formation of container, and extrudes a lug on this paperboard blank, and this lug is to be used for two side panels of container are bonded together, and is thus connected the vertical side panel of this container.When this paperboard blank when automatic assembling is advanced, glue is coated in (glue flap) on the adhesive flaps, panel, and folding and two side panels are bonded together along adhesive flaps along folding line.The pressure that applies the enough time is so that glue bond.After this paperboard blank utilized automatic assembling to form flat structure, sack was inserted in the artificially, and the liquid head piece opening that the liquid head piece of this sack is passed on the paperboard blank panel extends.The box that client receives is a flat structure, and the liquid head piece of sack is outstanding from described liquid head piece opening.Client is erected into its three-dimensional structure with box, and from liquid head piece can sack.But, because this container and bag be with flat structure assembling and transport, thus after box is upright sometimes the surface of sack can stick together, make it be difficult to initial can sack.When this happens, come the can sack to open passage, then can cause unhygienic situation if be inserted into the liquid head piece with something.The artificial step of inserting sack be labor-intensive and come down to have increased manufacturing cost.This step has improved return of goods rate equally.Therefore, just need a kind of machine and method of making this type container, in automatic assembling vessel process, described machine and method can automatically be placed on sack suitable for last, like this, when client was upright with the paper container, the inlet of liquid head piece was opened being.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates generally to the processing machine and the method for container that the sack of liquid is equipped with in the inside made from cardboard or wadding plate, and it is concrete especially, relate to the machine and the method for on the surface of the paperboard blank of cardboard or wadding plate, placing the sack of dress liquid automatically, therefore, the liquid head piece will be aimed at the liquid head piece opening on the paperboard blank exactly, under the flat state that transports structure the container that contains dress liquid sack be assembled automatically being easy to.Automatically assemble in the processing at this, therefore the sack of dress liquid, when container is opened the three-dimensional use structure that presents it, is opened a passage and is used for filling with sack by the liquid head piece on the inner surface of a plurality of fixed-site at container.

The sack of the flat sealed that a string preprocessing is good is sent into bag feeding portion of the present invention, and this sack has from the outstanding liquid head piece in its surface.The sack of should going here and there alignment also is cut into single sack.Then, single sack is accurately located, thereby when making single sack be fed to automatic assembling, accurately with respect to the liquid head piece opening location that is formed on the container paper board base, described container paper board base is controlled by automatic assembling its liquid head piece.

This automatic assembling is modified into sack is fixed on the container paper board base separably, for example, utilizes the fugitive thermosol binding agent that is called " fugitive glue " (fugitive glue).Fugitive glue for paper or plastics in conjunction with producing unusual of short duration bonding force, and be easy to discharge and failed fibers not.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, two fugitive tree laces are painted on two side panels of the paperboard blank that becomes its vertical side when container is upright.Machine of the present invention is sent into sack on the assembly line of automatic assembling, and the outer surface of sack is initial just with on the fugitive primary importance that is adhesive on the paperboard blank, and this primary importance will be positioned on the inner surface of container when container is upright.Automatic assembling continues its common processing container is assembled into flat structure.In this assembling processing of container, cold glue is coated on the lower surface of adhesive flaps and the folded sides panel that adhesive flaps is glued.Fugitive glue is coated on the side panel of liquid head piece opening, the result, have cold glue adhesive flaps the surface up, and the panel that liquid head piece opening is arranged and scribble fugitive glue in its surface will combine with sack.Therefore, when the panel of liquid head piece opening was arranged on the fan-fold paper slab, liquid head piece opening was aimed at exactly with the liquid head piece, and when flattening this panel, the liquid head piece just automatically passes liquid head piece opening and inserts, and sack is adhesive on this panel with fugitive, and this panel adheres on the panel of adhesive flaps.Be stained with two positions on the assembly line of paperboard blank at automatic assembling of sack and advance downwards with flat structure, the edge of panel that will become the vertical side of final products is sticked together by cold glue and adhesive flaps.Pressurization is with the joint of fastening glue.The final products that this carton forms machine are flat products and are easy to carry.When client receives this product, can this product uprightly be formed three-dimensional container with hand, wherein the bottom of container and side are shaped fully, and are adhesive in two sacks on the side panel and are opened with fugitive, thereby, the liquid head piece be open and can inject liquid.Lug is inserted in the finedraw end face with closed container, form the box of complete closed with handle.When upright final products, because the both sides of sack will be with on the fugitive different side panel that is adhesive in container, the both sides of sack are drawn back each other, and the inlet of final products is opened and is ready to and injects liquid, cover lid then from the liquid head piece.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the plane of flat paperboard base;

Fig. 2 is the plane of flat sack;

Fig. 3 is the side view that carton forms machine;

Fig. 4 is the plane that carton forms machine;

Fig. 5 is the side view that carton forms the whole bag feeding portion of machine;

Fig. 6 is the vertical view of the whole bag feeding portion shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view of 7-7 along the line among Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 A is the amplification of left half in the side view of the bag feeding portion shown in Fig. 5 and more detailed side view;

Fig. 8 B is the amplification of right half in the side view of the bag feeding portion shown in Fig. 5 and more detailed side view;

Fig. 9 A is the amplification of left half in the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 6 and more detailed vertical view;

Fig. 9 B is the amplification of right half in the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 6 and more detailed vertical view;

Figure 10 A is the amplification of the right middle and upper part of the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 6 branch and more detailed vertical view;

Figure 10 B is the amplification of upper right portion in the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 6 and more detailed side view.

Embodiment

Hereinafter, will be described embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; But, the invention is not restricted to the embodiments described below.

Fig. 1 is used for the example that paperboard blank 17 that carton of the present invention forms the used type of machine 10 is produced final products.Show the style of sack 11 among Fig. 2, the bag attachment that liquid head piece 16 is arranged is on the surface of paperboard blank 17, and this surface will become the inner surface by paperboard blank 17 formed containers.Paperboard blank 17 can be formed by cardboard or gauffered board cross cutting, and by a plurality of side panel A that reserve the connection of size and dimension, B, C and D form, and therefore the product of finishing will have four surface plates or side.Paperboard blank 17 also comprises plate A from the side, B, top panel and bottom panel that C and D extend.Glue tab 20 side of plate A is from the side extended, and side panel D has a free side, glue tab 20 is fixed with it along this free side with adhesive such as cold glue.In the manufacturing process of paperboard blank, the impression mark is crushed on the cardboard or gauffered board between the adjacent panels, to be easy to folding adjacent panels.Be formed with a liquid head piece receiving opening 19 on side panel D, the liquid head piece 16 of sack 11 is to pass and give prominence to from it.Paperboard blank 17 also has the many self-locking slot and lugs that can make it form closed box.Under the situation that does not have bag attachment at inner surface the method for the such paperboard blank of processing and on automaton their method of assembling be known, and this method is not a part of the present invention.Concrete structure by paperboard blank shown in Figure 1 17 is an example of the present patent application people's the employed paperboard blank type of preferred embodiment, yet the shape of other of paperboard blank and structure also can be used in applicant's the bag feeding portion and method of invention.Though disclosed in the text preferred embodiment includes four side panels, can just can realize with the side panel that has more than three or three in this disclosed invention.

Fig. 2 shows the style of sack 11, and it has bag feeding portion, is used to realize applicant's inventive method.As shown in Figure 2, described sack 11 is rectangles, and has initial leading edge 13, back and a pair of vertical limit 14,15.Direction is sent in the sack change in process, and has become leading edge on vertical limit 14, rear section of processing.Sack 11 has the upper and lower layer that links together on whole girth.Liquid head piece 16 is fixed among Fig. 2 and gives prominence on the visible layer and from this course.In assembling process, in a plurality of positions, sack 11 is fixed on the inner surface of box, described box is when with paperboard blank when upright and form, and at this moment, sack 11 is sealed by box fully.

Fig. 3 is that side view and Fig. 4 of automatic carton formation machine 10 is the vertical view that automatic carton forms machine 10, and this automatic carton forms machine 10 and comprises the bag feeding portion 30 that the applicant increases becomes described machine 10 parts.Receiving terminal 33 at machine 10 provides a stacker slab 17.Single paperboard blank is admitted to from right to left, and in backfin platform 35 quilt backfins once more again, and glue tab 20 is by 36 pressurizations of adhesive flaps pressure roller.After paperboard blank 17 begins to send into given direction, be from right to left as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, fugitive glue is coated on the panel C of paperboard blank with many at first fugitive glue dispense station 18 place's glue distributors.As will be described in more detail, a string sack 12 is fed in the bag feeding portion 30 and slitting becomes independent sack 11, and liquid head piece 16 is located exactly.Then, with the sack 11 of each alignment by the suction conveyor belts 77 that direction changes 90 ° of sending into of sack can being transmitted.Now, sack 11 is to send into the assigned direction that paperboard blank 17 is sent into.Moving direction is placed on sack 11 on the upper surface of paperboard blank 17 with the direction identical suction conveyor belts 77 of sending into that carton forms machine 10.For example by on the paperboard blank or on the second surface, on the panel C of paperboard blank 17 and D, be coated with fugitive glue, sack 11 will be fixed on the upper surface or second surface of paperboard blank separably.When paperboard blank is erected into its three-dimensional state, the upper surface of described paperboard blank or second surface will be the inner surfaces of container.Sack 11 is placed on the paperboard blank 17 exactly by suction conveyor belts 77, and like this, sack 11 does not have cover plate D, and when turnover panel D, the geat 16 of sack 11 is just admitted by the liquid head piece receiving opening on the panel D 19.Fold mechanism flattens panel D, thereby the part of sack just is being clipped between panel D and the C panel adjacent with panel D, and geat 16 passes liquid head piece receiving opening 19 and projects upwards.When paperboard blank 17 when carton forms machine 10 and advances, at glue dispense station 21 places, cold glue is coated in glue tab 20 and will forms on a plurality of lugs of bottom of upright box.At glue dispense station 21 places, fugitive glue also is coated on the surface of panel D.Cold glue is coated on the first surface of glue tab 20, the surface of this paperboard blank 17 will form the outer surface of container.At glue dispense station 21 places, fugitive glue is coated on the surface of exposing that panel D makes progress.The surface that has scribbled the glue tab 20 of cold glue folds along panel A, make cold glue up, and panel D folds into downwards on the glue tab 20, thereby the first surface of glue tab 20 is combined with the second surface of panel D, and this second surface will be the inner surface of container.Simultaneously, will scribble the surface laps of panel D of fugitive glue to the upper surface that exposes of sack 11.When the container of rolling well is advanced on given direction along carton formation machine 10, in time enough, its upper surface is exerted pressure to guarantee the firm connection of cemented surface.

Fig. 5 is bag feeding portion 30 side views that carton forms machine 10, and Fig. 6 is the vertical view that carton forms the bag feeding portion 30 of machine 10.Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are the ratio charts in the whole bag feeding portion 30 shown in these figure, but the ratio of these views fails to make the details of all parts of bag feeding portion all shown in these figure.Therefore, Fig. 5 to Fig. 7 provides the overall pattern of bag feeding portion.It should be noted that for the parts of element back better are shown, frame element 29 is not illustrated in Fig. 5.With reference to Fig. 6 A, 6B, 9A, 9B, 10A and 10B, provide bag feeding portion 30 detailed discussion, wherein said Fig. 6 A, 6B, 9A, 9B, 10A and 10B be the amplification of bag feeding portion 30 parts and more detailed view.

Above-mentioned machine comprises a series of servo motor set as driver part, as the electric cylinder of activated apparatus and as being identified in the electronic eyes that there is object in definite position, all these parts operationally are associated with programmable logic controller (PLC) (PLC) 60, and control contains the operation of the machine 10 of bag feeding portion 30.

As shown in Figure 5, a volume or a string interconnective sack are arranged in the sack accommodation box 22.Described a string sack 12 is the form of the flat band of interconnective sack 11 formations.Each individual bag is rectangular and have from the outstanding liquid head piece 16 of a flat surface.Bag feeding portion 30 is provided with column 23, and described column has an extended from its upper end horizontal arm 24.Spool shaped roller 27 is installed on the horizontal arm 24 to rotate freely.As shown, described a string sack 12 extends out and walks around spool shaped roller 27 from the sack box.Described spool shaped roller 27 has the size that a string sack 12 is fit to, and not constraint between two edges of spool shaped roller 27.Bag feeding portion 30 has the

frame element

29 and 31 that horizontal parallel is extended.Described a string sack 12 flatly penetrates into below deflector roll 32 in the bag feeding portion 30, and described deflector roll 32 also can be rotated by

frame element

29 and 31 supportings.To described a string sack 12 location, thereby the liquid head piece 16 of described sack projects upwards from the last flat surface of sack.As can well finding out among Fig. 6, deflector roll 32 has breach 33 on its length, is used to admit the liquid head piece 16 that protrudes upward.The motion of the sack 12 of process bag feeding portion 30 is controlled by a string conveyer belt, and this conveyer belt is by the servomotor control under electronic eyes control.Arrival end in bag feeding portion 30 has a console panel 34, utilizes this console panel operator can control the operation that penetrates that described sack 12 enters into bag feeding portion 30.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described console panel 34 is touch screen monitor, and it is operationally received on the PLC 60.

Described a string sack 12 deflector roll 32 below by after, just run into first conveyer belt 40, this first conveyer belt extends on a pair of roller 41 and 42.Roller 42 is driven by servomotor 43.Second conveyer belt 48 is positioned at the downstream of first conveyer belt 40.Described second conveyer belt 48 extends on a pair of roller 49 and 50.Roller 49 is also driven by servomotor 43, and the result is that first and second conveyer belts are with identical speed drive.Electronic eyes 44 is positioned at first conveyer belt, 40 tops, and plays the effect that the described a string sack of induction exists after the operation beginning.If do not sense the existence of a string sack, for example on a string sack 12, interruption is arranged, then have signal and deliver to PLC 60, then the operation of carton formation machine 10 just is stopped.By

framework

29 and 31 the supporting cutting machines 46 between first and second conveyer belts.The function of cutting machine 46 is that the leading sack 11 with a string sack 12 downcuts from bag train subsequently.The electronic eyes 51 that is positioned at the discharge end of close second conveyer belt 48 is responded to the existence of the liquid head piece 16 on the sack 11 that downcuts, and output signal is to PLC 60, PLC 60 is programmed to transmit a signal to servomotor 43, makes first and

second conveyer belts

40 and 48 stop to allow the next sack of cutting.This PLC 60 also transmits a signal to cutting machine 46, makes its blade whereabouts and cuts leading sack 11.After the delay of short time, transmit a signal on the servomotor 43, make

conveyer belt

40 and 48 obtain power.The sack 11 of this cutting-out rests on second conveyer belt 48, and when this conveyer belt is dynamic, and it can make the sack 11 of cutting-out dish out forward and be sent on the 3rd conveyer belt 52, and described the 3rd conveyer belt 52 extends on roller 53 and 53.Roller 54 is driven by servomotor 56.The liquid head piece 16 of the sack 11 that electronic eyes 57 inductions are downcut on the 3rd conveyer belt 52, and after constant time lag, this conveyer belt and this sack stop, and positioning equipment 58 drops in the liquid head piece of opening 16.This positioning equipment forms the shape that matches with the inside opening of liquid head piece 16, and locatees the sack 11 of this cutting-out thus exactly.As will be discussed further, cylinder 93 and 96 effect are to cooperate and break away to cooperate clutch roller, when being combined together, and the upper surface of the sack 12 of described clutch roller under the downward crush-cutting of the longitudinal edge of sack.

Suppose that machine moves, and the leading sack that is attached to a string sack 12 has advanced to the position of second conveyer belt 48.If electronic eyes 44 has been sensed this string sack 12, can display device operation normally.If electronic eyes is not sensed the existence of this string sack 12, will display device abnormal operation, then signal will send to PLC 60 and shows that the abnormal operation of thing is arranged, and then the operation of machine will stop.The liquid head piece 16 of the leading sack of a string sack 12 is by electronic eyes 51 inductions, and it shows that the leading sack of this string sack 12 is on second conveyer belt 48.Signal sends to PLC, and PLC transmits a signal to the servomotor 43 that drives first and

second conveyer belts

40 and 48, and they are stopped.After a string sack 12 had stopped, PLC transmitted a signal to machine cut machine 46, made it downcut leading sack 11 downwards and from a string sack 12.Then, PLC transmits a signal to servomotor 43, makes servomotor drive first and

second conveyer belts

40 and 48 again.Because second conveyer belt 48 has very light load, just single sack is so the sack that downcuts just can be thrown forward on the 3rd conveyer belt 52 that extends on roller 53 and 54.Roller 54 is driven by servomotor 56.

The sack 11 that carries cutting-out when the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is during along vertically the advancing of bag feeding portion 30, it is by electronic eyes 57 induction and produce the signal that will send to PLC 60, this PLC60 transmits a signal on the servomotor 56 behind the interval at the fixed time, and the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is stopped.At this constantly, the liquid head piece 16 of sack 11 will be positioned at positioning equipment 58 below.Positioning equipment 58 comprises the awl cylindrical section, and when the awl cylindrical section drops to the center of liquid head piece 16, effect is the position of determining the sack 11 that downcuts in traveling process for subsequent step exactly.After determining the position of sack 11 exactly by positioning equipment 58, this positioning equipment rises, and decontrols sack, and it is lifted, and then, suction conveyor belts 77 holds this sack and changes in the direction that had before moved with sack on 90 ° the assigned direction and transmits.

Referring now to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the suction conveyor belts 77 of lifting sack 11 from the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is parts of carriage 72.Carriage 72 is transmitted in sack 11 that equidirectional the moves position to paperboard blank 17 tops downwards.When sack 11 merged with paperboard blank 17, described sack had arrived the terminal of suction conveyor belts 77, and therefore will become on the face of inner surface of final products 90 from decontroling here and being fixed on.

As Fig. 7, carriage 72 is by support arm 86 supportings, and described support arm 86 is from

framework

29 and 31 outside cantilevers, and has boatswain chair 87 at its free end.The free end of boatswain chair 87 is fixed to the lower portion of carriage 72.Servomotor 70 with belt pulley 71 is undertaken by framework 29 and 31.Drive belt be connected to by driving shaft 75 with belt pulley 71 (seeing Figure 10 B).Carriage 72 rotation that on axle 75, is coupling.In the bottom of carriage 72, second 76 is parallel to axle 75 with being coupling.Two groups of belt pulleys are driven by axle 75 and axle 76, and a pair of suction conveyor belts 77 is extended on two groups of belt pulleys.By the shown example of label 122 (seeing Fig. 9 B), be equipped with the hole on the suction conveyor belts 77, and the low crosspiece of suction conveyor belts 77 is the open bottom that pass across vacuum plenum 82.Can well find out that from Fig. 6 a pair of vacuum tube 78 that is connected to the vacuum source (not shown) has eight discharge orifices 79.Carriage 72 has eight hose supports 80 that communicate with pumping chamber 82, and they are connected on pairing eight discharge orifices 79 by the air conduit of softness, thereby provides vacuum for pumping chamber 82.Carriage 72 has two bottom supportings 88 and 89, its be below suction conveyor belts 77 in the length of carriage to extension.Sack 11 be on the upper surface of two bottom supportings 88 and 89 and the low crosspieces of suction conveyor belts 77 below conveying.Carriage has a pair of

electronic eyes

83 and 84 that is aimed at reflecting plate 85 places, and its effect is to detect the sack 11 that is passed through whether to exist.

In conjunction with Fig. 8 B, Fig. 8 A is the side view that carton forms the bag feeding portion 30 of machine 10, and in conjunction with Fig. 9 B, Fig. 9 A is the vertical view that carton forms the bag feeding portion 30 of machine 10.Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 B, Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B are similar in appearance to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, but they are enlarged drawings, so it has comprised the details that those accurately do not illustrate at Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.The overall discussion of sending into part 30 that Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 indicated is made following replenishing with reference to Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 B, Fig. 9 A, Fig. 9 B and Figure 10 B.In plan view Fig. 6, Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B,

conveyer belt

40,48 and 52 is not illustrated, in order to avoid they stop the view of element below it.Conveyer

belt

40,48 and 52 has been shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B.

Sack accommodation box 22 shown in Fig. 5 is not included among Fig. 8 A, and this there is no need owing to this element and the careful discussion of its function are thought.It should be noted that the frame element 29 that is not illustrated among Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B is for those parts in its back are shown better.Now, will provide discussion at length to bag feeding portion 30 with reference to Fig. 6 A, Fig. 8 B, Fig. 9 A, Fig. 9 B, Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B.

Shown in Fig. 8 A, a volume or a string interconnective sack 12 are sent into bag feeding portion 30 from spool shaped roller 27, and described spool shaped roller 27 is installed on the horizontal arm 24 that is supported by column 23 and is used for rotation.Described a string sack 12 is made up of the sack of a plurality of interconnective complete structures, and it is easy to be sent in the automatic processor.Each individual bag is rectangular and have from the outstanding liquid head piece 16 of a flat surface.Bag feeding portion 30 has the

frame element

29 and 31 that horizontal parallel is extended.Described a string sack 12 flatly penetrates into bag feeding portion 30 under deflector roll 32, described deflector roll 32 is used to rotate freely by

frame element

29 and 31 supportings.Deflector roll 32 matches with following horizontal supporting surface 45, and a string sack 12 flatly leads.

Described a string sack 12 is directed, and the liquid head piece 16 that makes sack projects upwards from the last flat surface of sack.As finding out in Fig. 9 A, deflector roll 32 upwards has breach 33 in its length, and it is used to admit the liquid head piece 16 that protrudes upward.The motion of the sack 12 of process bag feeding portion 30 is controlled by a series of conveyer belt, and this string conveyer belt is by driven by servomotor, and described servomotor is controlled to respond the signal that a series of electronic eyes is received by PLC.A string sack 12 from deflector roll 32 below by after, described a string sack 12 has just run into first conveyer belt 40, this first conveyer belt extends on a pair of roller 41 and 42.Roller 42 is driven by servomotor 43.Tension element 38 offers first conveyer belt 40, and its effect is to provide suitable tension force on first conveyer belt 40.The top rail of this first conveyer belt 40 is by area supported 47 supportings.A pair of clutch roller 59 is placed on the roller 41, and effect is to guarantee that a string sack moves on first conveyer belt 40.Control clutch roller 59 by manually booting leverage 61 with rotating shaft 63 and handle 62.This clutch roller 59 is by (the seeing Fig. 9 A) of the free end support of the connector 97 that stretches out from rotating shaft 63.The downward pressure of clutch roller 59 can utilize locking roller 59 to adjust on the position of selecting.Equally, clutch roller 59 can be put down and be promoted, thereby is easy to that a string sack penetrated into the initial starting position of machine or is easy to obstruction in the cleaning system.

A pair of nipper wheels 100 supports (seeing Fig. 9 A) by the free end of the connector 98 that stretches out from rotating shaft 101.This nipper wheels 100 is placed on the roller 42, and effect provides the ACTIVE CONTROL of a string sack 12.

Shown in Fig. 9 A, liquid head piece guide 102 is adjacent to a roller among the clutch roller 59, and effect is to admit liquid head piece 16, and when a string sack 12 alinements that exactly a string sack 12 alignd during near cutting machine 46.Liquid head piece guide 102 passes hold-down arm 99 and is supported by framework 29.

Electronic eyes 44 be positioned at first conveyer belt 40 above, and after operation beginning, have the function of the described a string sack existence of induction.If do not sense the existence of this string sack, for example, then will have signal and deliver to PLC 60 if on a string sack, there is interruption, the operation that carton forms machine 10 will stop.

Second conveyer belt 48 is positioned at the downstream of first conveyer belt 40.Described second conveyer belt 48 extends on

roller

49 and 50 and includes tension element 39.The top rail of second conveyer belt 48 is by area supported 67 supportings.Roller 49 is also driven by servomotor 43, and the result is that first and second conveyer belts are with identical speed drive.

Transfer roller

42 and 49 is driven by servomotor 43 by belt 65, described belt extends on belt pulley, by servomotor 43,

roller

42 and 49 and the belt pulley 66 that rotates freely drive described belt pulley that rotates freely 66 and other the belt pulley being aligned that drives by motor 43, roller 42 and 49.These belt pulleys can be seen in Fig. 9 A, and they are positioned on the surface far away of frame element 31 as Fig. 8 A sees.Driving the result who is provided with like this is: first conveyer belt 40 drives on identical direction with identical speed with second conveyer belt 48, and they stop simultaneously and start.

By

framework

29 and 31 the supporting cutting machines 46 between first and second conveyer belts 40 and 48.Discuss like that as using up a step, the signal that servomotor 43 receives from PLC stops the driving to

conveyer belt

40 and 48, so the zone that must cut off between two sacks of a string sack 12 should be to be located immediately at below the blade 68 of horizontal expansion.Cutting machine 46 comprises blade 68, and described blade is in the flow direction horizontal expansion of a string sack 12, and function is on from behind the string the leading sack 11 of a string sack 12 to be downcut.A string sack 12 has been finished and be equipped with poroid seam between each individual bag, and the blade of blade 68 is rounding rather than sharp swords.Therefore, the function of blade 68 is along being equipped with poroid seam with leading sack from a string sack separately.

It should be noted, separately be the tram that depends on a string sack 12 below cutting blade 68 with leading sack from a string sack accurately.As can well finding out in Fig. 8 A, cutting bed 69 is equipped with spring makes it can be at vertical motion.Cutting machine 46 includes in the front and back of blade 68 elasticity plunger 81 is installed.When cutting machine 46 startings, blade 68 and plunger 81 descend.Plunger 81 engages a string sack before blade 68, and fix cut sack 11 from a string sack 12, and when blade 68 when a string sack 12 separates sacks 11, the next sack that will scale off from a string sack 12 is facing to cutting bed 69 in addition.

When the sack 11 that downcuts when second conveyer belt 48 is emitted, be positioned at existence near the liquid head piece 16 of electronic eyes 51 inductions on the sack 11 that downcuts of the discharge end of second conveyer belt 48.PLC 60 utilizes this information calculations when to allow servomotor 43 stop next the driving, stops

conveyer belt

40 and 48, and when starts cutting machine 46 next time.

After the delay of short time, allow sack 11 to separate, transmit a signal to servomotor 43

conveyer belt

40 and 48 is driven.The sack 11 that downcuts is parked on second conveyer belt 48, and when this conveyer belt is dynamic, makes the sack 11 of cutting-out dish out forward and will deliver on the 3rd conveyer belt 52, and described the 3rd conveyer belt 52 extends on roller 53 and 53.The top rail of the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is by area supported 94 supportings.

One group of nipper wheels 92 that free end drove by lever 109 is placed on above the roller 53.Nipper wheels 92 can be raised and descend by starting cylinder 93, cylinder 93 rotation turning cylinders 111, and lever 109 extends from turning cylinder 111.The action of PLC 60 control cylinders 93.When giving signal excitation servomotor 43, the sack 11 of cutting-out will be sent on the 3rd conveyer belt 52 from second conveyer belt 48, signal also sends to cylinder 93, nipper wheels 92 is raised immediately, on the 3rd conveyer belt 52 that allows the sack 11 that downcuts deliver to be in below the nipper wheels 92, then, described nipper wheels 92 drop to cutting-out sack 11 above, transmit along the 3rd conveyer belt 52 to control this sack.

It should be noted that the receiving terminal of the 3rd conveyer belt 52 that contains roller 53 is shown in Fig. 8 A and Fig. 9 A, and comprise that roller 53 and roller 54 whole the 3rd conveyer belts 52 are shown in Fig. 8 B and Fig. 9 B.As finding out in Fig. 8 B, roller 54 is driven by servomotor 56 by belt 91.

Another group cover nipper wheels 95 is driven by the free end of lever 113, and described lever 113 extends from turning cylinder 119.The function of nipper wheels 95 is to guarantee that sack transmits continuously along the 3rd conveyer belt 52, utilizes cylinder 96 by the mechanical device operation, and nipper wheels 95 can be raised and descend.The action of PLC 60 control cylinders 96.

The sack 11 that carries cutting-out when the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is during along vertically the advancing of bag feeding portion 30, it is by electronic eyes 57 induction and produce the signal that will send to PLC 60, this PLC60 back at the fixed time transmits a signal on the servomotor 56 at interval, and the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is stopped.This predetermined time interval length make the liquid head piece 16 of sack 11 be parked in positioning equipment 58 below.Positioning equipment 58 comprises the awl cylindrical section, and when it dropped to the center of liquid head piece 16, the effect of awl cylindrical section was the position of subsequent step being determined exactly the sack 11 of cutting-out in traveling process.After determining the position of sack 11 exactly by positioning equipment 58, this positioning equipment is raised, and it is decontroled sack and allows sack to be lifted, then, suction conveyor belts 77 is caught this sack, and suction conveyor belts 77 changes in the direction that had before moved with sack on 90 ° the assigned direction and transmits sack.

The mechanical device that lifts sack is shown in Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B.After positioning equipment 58 raise, sack 11 was positioned on the surface of conveyer belt 52 in Figure 10 B.The free margins of pressing plate 103 be positioned at sack 11 vertical limits 14 below.Pressing plate 103 is driven by the lever arm 104 that is fixed on the turning cylinder 105.When turning cylinder 105 counterclockwise rotated, as seeing in Figure 10 B, described pressing plate 103 engaged the lower surface of sack 11 and promotes vertical limit 14 of sack 11, so its suction conveyor belts 77 that will be placed in above the sack 11 engages.As well finding out in Figure 10 A, the bar 107 of cylinder 106 is supported and is rotationally coupled to from turning cylinder 105 extended lever arms 108 by framework 31.When cylinder 106 starts, bar 107 is extended, turning cylinder 105 rotates, the vertical limit 14 that makes pressing plate 103 will be raised and lift sack 11, thus vertical limit 14 of sack 11 will be caught by suction conveyor belts 77.At this moment, the moving direction of sack has changed 90 °, and therefore, when sack 11 was transmitted by conveyer belt 77, vertical limit 14 of having lifted was the leading edge of sack 11 at this moment.

The suction conveyor belts 77 that the sack 11 that downcuts is picked up from the 3rd conveyer belt 52 is parts of downward-sloping carriage 72.Carriage 72 is rotatably supported on the axle 75 at the upper end of carriage 72.Find out that in Fig. 9 B carriage 72 can utilize the startup of cylinder 115, be raised and descend round its swivel bearing.Axle 75 is by intermediate bearing 112 and the 114 supporting rotations (seeing Fig. 8 B) of pair of end bearing.As finding out well among Fig. 8 B, the right-hand member of axle 75 has belt pulley fixed thereon 116.Provide revolving force to axle 75 by servomotor 70, described servomotor 70 has output belt pulley 71, and this output belt pulley 71 links to each other with belt pulley 116 by belt 117.Being omitted in Fig. 9 B at servomotor shown in Fig. 6 70 and belt pulley 71, is in order to show the belt pulley 116 that links to each other with axle 75 in this figure.Belt pulley 71 is connected on the belt pulley 116 by belt 117, thereby provides power for axle 75.Axle 75 has a pair of shaft coupling 118, is in order to be easy to assembling and to repair.Axle 75 has a pair of belt pulley 120, and its effect is to drive suction conveyor belts 77.In a preferred embodiment, suction conveyor belts 77 has four groups of discernible perforation as 122, and wherein one group shown in Fig. 9 B.Every group of perforation 122 comprises three pairs of next-door neighbour holes at interval, this three couples next-door neighbour hole at interval be located immediately at the sack that lifts by pressing plate 103 vertical limit 14 above.Every group of perforation 122 also comprises three pairs of holes, and these three pairs of holes are spatially far away at interval, and effect is the surface of catching sack, and the leading edge 14 of back is caught by above-mentioned three pairs of next-door neighbour holes at interval.Drive suction conveyor belts 77 and regularly also drive, thereby the conveyer belts that have three pairs of next-door neighbour holes at interval above pressing plate 103 are stopped, and then begin immediately to move after the leading edge of sack 11 is raised by PLC.

The supporting 126 of Yan Shening in the vertical is fixed on by a pair of beam 127 on the outer surface of framework 31 (seeing Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B).A pair of vacuum tube 78 is supported by supporting member 126, and this a pair of vacuum tube 78 is connected on the vacuum source (not shown), and has eight vacuum discharges 79 that vacuum is provided for pumping chamber 82.

Now, with reference to Figure 10 A, it is that the amplification of upper right portion in the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 6 and more detailed vertical view and Figure 10 B are the amplification of upper right portion in the vertical view of bag feeding portion among Fig. 7 and more detailed side view.

See Figure 10 B, carriage 72 end thereon is bearing on the axle 75 rotatably by support arm 86, and low or free end stretches out from framework 31 outside cantilevers described support arm 86 at it.Boatswain chair 87 is connected to adjustably on the support arm 86 and from support arm 86 and extends downwards.The free end of boatswain chair 87 is fixed on the lower portion of carriage 72.Servomotor 70 with belt pulley 71 is by framework 31 carryings.Driving belt 117 is connected on the belt pulley 71 that is driven by driving shaft 75.The rotation that carriage 72 is coupling on axle 75.The bottom that is positioned at carriage 72 for second 76 is coupling and is parallel to axle 75.A pair of belt pulley 120 is driven by axle 75, and a pair of suction conveyor belts 77 is extended above described Pulley shaft.Also on belt pulley 124, extend corresponding to a pair of suction conveyor belts 77 at a pair of belt pulley 124 of the free end of carriage 72.Suction conveyor belts 77 is included in along the isolated four groups of perforation of its length direction as shown in 122 among Fig. 9 B.Suction conveyor belts 77 is advanced around vacuum plenum 82, and described vacuum plenum 82 openings are on the lower surface of suction conveyor belts.The low crosspiece of suction conveyor belts 77 is as the lower surface of vacuum plenum 82, thereby provides vacuum to perforation 122.The supporting 126 that is installed on the framework 31 has a pair of vacuum tube 78 that links to each other with the vacuum source (not shown).Vacuum tube 78 has eight vacuum discharges 79.

Carriage 72 has eight hose supports 80 that communicate with pumping chamber 82.This softness support 80 is connected on pairing eight discharge orifices 79 by the air conduit of softness, thereby provides vacuum for pumping chamber 82.Carriage 72 has two bottom supportings 88 and 89, its below suction conveyor belts 77 carriage vertically on extend.Sack 11 on the upper surface of bottom supporting 88 and 89 and the low crosspieces of suction conveyor belts 77 below conveying.

Carriage 72 carries sack downward in-position above the paperboard blank 17 that moves with equidirectional.When sack 11 merged with paperboard blank 17, described sack had arrived the terminal of suction conveyor belts 77, and therefore from sack here decontroled and be fixed on become final products 90 inner surface above.

When carton formed machine 10 converted paper slabs 17, the direction that paperboard blank 17 is admitted to was identical with the direction of the sack of being sent into by carriage 72.When paperboard blank 17 arrives sacks 11 and is placed on place on the paperboard blank 17, can discharge or fugitive glue just is coated on the panel C of paperboard blank 17.In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, two fugitive tree laces 110 are coated on the panel C of paperboard blank, and described panel C is positioned at the below of the liquid head piece 16 of flat sack.On the panel D that is coated in paperboard blank 17 of other fugitive tree lace 110, this panel D has formation liquid head piece receiving opening 19 thereon when the stage of the back that forms box.Carriage 72 is sent to carton with sack and forms on the processing line of machine 10, and sack is placed on it, so the bottom outer surface of sack 11 is adhesive on the panel C that is positioned at the following paperboard blank of liquid head piece 16 with fugitive.After sack 11 placed on the paperboard blank 17, carton formed machine 10 cold glue is coated on the upper surface of glue tab 20.This operation can utilize the rubber tire that is positioned at the paperboard blank below to finish.The lower part of rubber tire rotates through Jiao Chi, mentions the glue placed and it is delivered on the adhesive flaps outside rubber tire.This is that a kind of glue that needn't heat and it refer to as cold glue.Cold glue also is coated in and will forms on the wing of the panel at the bottom of the carton, like this when this panel by uprightly the time, then just be completed at the bottom of the carton.These employed methods in carton forms are known, and then it is not a part of the present invention.After sack was attached on the paperboard blank 17, carton formed the processing that machine will continue common paperboard blank.The paperboard blank panel that glue tab 20 is glued will be turned up, and flattens above adjacent panels B then.Glue tab 20 will extend through adjacent panels B and set level above panel C, and this panel C supporting has the part of the sack of the liquid head piece 16 that projects upwards from it.The cold glue that is coated on the glue tab 20 will be up.Owing to before sack is placed paperboard blank 17, sack 11 has been carried out accurately aiming at, so when to panel D folding at ordinary times, liquid head piece 16 and be formed on liquid head piece receiving opening 19 on the panel D on a line.When paperboard blank 17 when carton formation machine continues the processing of common paperboard blank, fugitive glue just is coated on the surface of panel D.When folding panel D above the liquid head piece, the liquid head piece just passes liquid head piece receiving opening 19 under compulsion, and this panel is just adhered on the surface of the outstanding sack of liquid head piece.When flat panel D was exerted pressure, liquid head piece 16 just passed liquid head piece receiving opening 19 under compulsion, and the limit of pressure surface plate D is bonded on the glue tab 20 with cold glue.The paperboard blank of rolling well that is stained with sack 11 is down carried out on carton formation machine 10, and pressure will be applied to the top time enough of cold glue area to guarantee the sufficient combination of panel edges this moment.This product will transport to client with flat state or flat structure.When client was erected into the three-dimensional state of carton with carton, the surface that is fixed on the sack 11 of carton inner surface with fugitive glue made the surface that is adjacent to the sack that connects the liquid head piece by separated from each other, can optionally receive liquid to guarantee that the liquid head piece is opened also.Do not need to insert an exterior object to the liquid head piece to open the passage that receives liquid, said method makes liquid fill with final products by liquid head piece 16 and becomes easy.

To this moment, although with reference to the detailed description of the legend of bag feeding portion the present invention, what it should be understood that is that the mechanism that change, modification and result of use are suitable does not depart from the scope of the present invention.Therefore, will be covered by following claim by meaning as above-mentioned change, modification.

Mean that the detailed description in accompanying drawing and front will be to be considered in all respects as illustrative rather than limit, hold in range of the present invention comprises the modification that drops on any coordinate, substitute and/or element within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all changes within the meaning of the claim of equivalence and scope.

Claims

1. container, it can be erected into three-dimensional state from flat form, and when three-dimensional state, it is beneficial to reception, splendid attire and dispense liquid, and this container comprises:

Paperboard blank, it has and will form the first surface of the outer surface of container, and the second surface that will form the inner surface of container, and described paperboard blank comprises a plurality of side panels, top panel and the bottom panel that separates with broken line;

Sack, it can carrying liquid, is fixed on the second surface of described paperboard blank, and described sack has the liquid head piece, and the liquid head piece is fixed on the sack and from sack and projects upwards;

Described a plurality of side panel comprises first and second side panels, and each side panel has a side,

Adhesive flaps is extended from the described first panel side edge;

Described second panel has the hole that is formed on wherein, is used to receive from the outstanding liquid head piece of described sack, and described sack and described adhesive flaps are fixed on this second panel;

Described sack also is fixed on another panel in the described side panel, thus when described container when flat form is erected into three-dimensional state, this sack will be opened into three-dimensional state, be beneficial to inject liquid from described liquid head piece to sack;

Wherein said sack is fixed on described second side panel and described another the side panel by fugitive thermosol binding agent.

2. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive flaps is fixed on described second panel by cold glue.

3. container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein bonding agent is painted on the first surface of described adhesive flaps, is used for the second surface of bonding described second panel.

4. method of making container, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, this container can be erected into three-dimensional state from flat form apace, under three-dimensional state, this container is beneficial to reception, splendid attire and dispense liquid, and this method may further comprise the steps:

Be provided for sending into described flat sack first sack send into mechanism;

Liquid head piece positioner is provided, is used for accurately determining to send into the position of the described flat sack in the mechanism at described sack;

Provide paperboard blank to send into mechanism, be used on assigned direction, sending into described flat paperboard base;

The first glue distributor gear is provided, is used for the first glue applicator is placed on described flat paperboard base;

Provide second sack to send into mechanism, be used for sending into described flat sack on the described given direction and above the described first glue applicator, described flat sack being placed on described flat paperboard base, thereby make this sack cover the part of described paperboard blank;

The second glue distributor gear is provided, is used for the second glue applicator is placed on the part that is not covered of described flat paperboard base by described sack; And

The paperboard blank fold mechanism is provided, is used for described flat paperboard base is folded at described flat sack, thereby make described liquid head piece pass and insert described liquid head piece receiving opening, and this sack is fixed on the described paperboard blank by the described second glue applicator.

5. the method for manufacturing container as claimed in claim 4, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, and described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, and this method comprises following additional step:

Programmable logic controller (PLC) (PLC) is provided, and described first and second sacks are sent into mechanism, paperboard blank is sent into mechanism, the first and second glue distributor gears and paperboard blank fold mechanism to control and to adjust.

6. method of making container, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, and described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, and this method comprises following additional step:

First electronic eyes is provided, be used to respond to send into a string sack in the mechanism at described first sack existence whether.

7. the method for manufacturing container as claimed in claim 6, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, and described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, and this method comprises following additional step:

Programmable logic controller (PLC) (PLC) is provided, and described first and second sacks are sent into mechanism, paperboard blank is sent into mechanism, the first and second glue distributor gears, paperboard blank fold mechanism and electronic eyes to control and to adjust.

8. method of making container, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, and described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, and this method comprises following additional step:

Second electronic eyes is provided, is used to respond to the position of sending into the described flat sack of mechanism along described first sack.

9. the method for manufacturing container as claimed in claim 8, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, and described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, and this method comprises following additional step:

10. method of making container, this container is made by flat paperboard base and flat sack, this flat paperboard base has the liquid head piece receiving opening that is formed on wherein, described flat sack has liquid head piece fixed thereon and outstanding from it, this container can be erected into three-dimensional state from flat form apace, under three-dimensional state, this container is beneficial to reception, splendid attire and dispense liquid, and this method comprises:

Send into mechanism along sack and send into single flat sack, and described liquid head piece projects upwards;

One liquid head piece positioner is inserted in the described liquid head piece, to send into the position of determining sack in the mechanism at sack exactly;

Catch one side of flat sack and on assigned direction, transmit this sack;

On described given direction, send into described flat sack;

The first glue applicator is coated onto on the described flat paperboard base;

Above the described first glue applicator, described flat sack is placed on the described flat paperboard base, thereby makes described sack cover the part of described paperboard blank;

The second glue applicator is placed on the part that is not covered by described sack of described flat paperboard base; And

The described flat paperboard base that will be not be covered by described sack partially folded to described flat sack, thus make described liquid head piece pass and insert described liquid head piece receiving opening, and this sack is fixed on the described paperboard blank by the described second glue applicator.

11. the method for manufacturing container as claimed in claim 10 comprises following additional step:

Along first conveyer belt interconnective a string sack is sent into described sack and send into mechanism;

When this string sack is sent into by described first conveyer belt, admit the described liquid head piece that projects upwards to aim at this string sack in the mechanism by aiming at one,

When the leading sack of this string sack has left described first conveyer belt and has been on described second conveyer belt, stop the motion of described first conveyer belt and described second conveyer belt;

Downcut the leading sack of this string sack from this string sack;

Start the motion of described first and second conveyer belts, make described first conveyer belt send into this string sack and described second conveyer belt will be gone here and there the sack that sack downcuts from this and be delivered on the 3rd conveyer belt;

Transmit this single sack along described the 3rd conveyer belt;

Stop described the 3rd conveyer belt, described single sack is positioned, so that described liquid head piece detent mechanism is received in the described liquid head piece.

12. the method for manufacturing container as claimed in claim 11 comprises following additional step:

After described liquid head piece detent mechanism is inserted into described liquid head piece, lifting should be fixedly an edge of sack, so that described edge is located, thus catch this edge and assigned direction enterprising advance to.